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Tórshavn—Heart of Faroe GEOGRAPHY City of Tórshavn TÓRSHAVN—HEART OF FAROE Vaglið, PO Box 32, FO-110 Tórshavn www.torshavn.fo The charming capital of the Faroe E-Mail: [email protected] Islands manages to combine fast- Cruise ships docked in Tel.: +298 302010 Tórshavn’s East Harbor; Fax: +298 302011 paced town development with Mayor Heðin Mortensen (below); widely recognized environmental Free-of-carge public service busses Mayor: Heðin Mortensen Permanent secretary: Ingibjørg Berg care, spurred on by a highly operated by the City of Tórshavn (opposite). popular mayor who likes to work Tórshavn is the main economic, political and cultural center of the Faroe Islands. in consensus with his City Council. Tórshavn has been the capital of the Faroe Islands since 850 A.D. and is the The Port of Tórshavn is the coun- country’s largest population center. try’s busiest port, with large docks and Today, the Municipality has a AYOR Heðin Mortensen knows a container facility in Tórshavn as well population of around 19,500, which is more than 40 percent of the total Mhow to move things forward with as berths and terminals elsewhere within population of the Faroe Islands. the full backing of the City Council of the municipality, namely at Sund and The Municipality of Tórshavn Tórshavn. Undeniably, this is something Kollafjørður, respectively. Kollafjørður encompasses Tórshavn, Argir, Hoyvík, of a feat in the world of politics, even has been the scene of extensive harbor Hvítanes, Kaldbak, Kaldbaksbotnur, Kirkjubøur, Velbastaður, Kollafjørður, at local government level. Earlier this development in recent years and today Oyrareingir, Signabøur, Sund, Norðradalur, year (2013), after he was elected for a has high ship traffic, representing a sig- Syðradalur and the neighboring islands of Nólsoy, Hestur and Koltur. third term—receiving a record break- nificant portion of the total volume of Area covered by the Municipality of ing popular vote—Mr. Mortensen de- freight shipped from the Faroes. Tórshavn: 173 square kilometers. cided to form an all-inclusive coalition When it comes to search and rescue Port of Tórshavn in the Council rather than going down and other emergency services, Tórshavn Tórshavnar Havn, Eystara Bryggja, the old majority-against-minority road. has a well-equipped team of trained PO Box 103, 110 Tórshavn www.portoftorshavn.fo It’s a strategy that seems to be paying workers. [email protected] off. One impressive initiative after the completion by 2019 at Glyvursnes, just much but there are many more things environment but even for people who “Safety is a priority and must remain Tel.: +298 311762 Fax: +298 319059 other is carried out, making Tórshavn north of Tórhavn—close to where, in in the pipeline, in particular when we like the feel of the countryside. so,” Mr. Mortensen said. “We are very Port Director: Jónsvein Lamhauge an increasingly attractive place, whether time, an international airport could be look at it from the 25-year perspective.” Just as you’ll find trendy cafes and strong at sea and on land and have re- for business or pleasure—from environ- built. restaurants, you will also find natural cently invested in new marine equipment. The Port of Tórshavn is the largest and busiest in the Faroe Islands, ‘WELL PREPARED’: mentally friendly street lighting to an “We’re able to work much more The Municipality surroundings everywhere in Tórshavn— When it comes to helicopter support with harbors and terminals in international sports arena, from mod- smoothly and effectively in this Coun- of Tórshavn has a total population of just the sea and the stretches of land that we have well established procedures for Tórshavn, Sund and Kollafjørður. ern music venues to bold investments in cil,” the mayor said. “It’s such a breeze under 20,000, which corresponds to surround it, plus parks and many green working with national agencies. education. compared to earlier when we would roughly 40 percent of the population of areas. “In our long-term strategy we envis- Not to forget, a new international have all this bickering between political the Faroe Islands, or three times the In the Faroe Islands, Tórshavn is age that the capital will remain the eco- golf course that has been approved for blocs. Compared to earlier, we’re get- population of Klaksvík, the second- of course where most of the services are nomic and cultural heart of this country. ting things done in no time now, because largest town. About 17,500 people live located, from health care to hospitality, We take a proactive approach to change, we avoid all that waste of energy, time in the town of Tórshavn when counting from insurance and finance to shipping including the possibility that there will and resources. Instead, all the elected the most adjacent communities, which and ship repairs. be a commercial oil or gas discovery in members of the Council work together are often considered part of the town. Alongside a host of privately owned Faroese territory—we intend to be well to achieve our common goals.” Strictly speaking, though, the popula- businesses, most of which are involved prepared on the day that happens. Mr. Mortensen added: “We want tion of the town itself is just over 12,000. in the services industry, many of the “As for other ports already involved to make sure that this town has enough This is probably one of the world’s publicly funded services operated out of in the operational aspects of the explo- of quality offerings to match any other smallest capitals. Yet Tórshavn remains Tórshavn are run by the Faroese Govern- ration business, I think we have a mu- reputable town in neighboring countries a fascinating place that has much more ment rather than the City of Tórshavn. tual understanding of our different roles that people around here like to compare to offer than other towns of its size, not Still, it all adds to what is available in where Tórshavn will be focusing on ser- with. We may already have achieved only for those who seek a semi-urban the capital. vices rather than operations.” 16 • 2013 Faroe Business Report Faroe Business Report 2013 • 17.
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